The twenty-first century will be the age of global interaction and organized patterns of networks. This important book addresses the strategic dimensions of networks, especially in transportation and
Bringing together cultural, economic and social historians from across Europe and beyond, this volume offers a consideration from a number of perspectives of the principal forces that further integrat
This very practical guide describes the whole process of contracting for goods and services, from selecting tenderers to placing a contract. It details the key topics that are necessary for success, s
The war on terror has been raging for many years now, and subsequently there is a growing body of literature examining the development, motivation and effects of this US-led aggression. Virtually abse
Musicology, having been transmitted as a compilation of disparate events and disciplines, has long necessitated a 'magic bullet', a 'unified field theory' so to speak, that can interpret the steady me
Advancing new sense-making tools for organizational strategy, this book demonstrates how to deal with asymmetric threats and opportunities. It employs participatory methods and multiple sector strateg
Sidney Bunting's life offers a unique perspective on the British Empire, illustrating the complex social networks and values that were carried across the world in the name of empire. Drawing on archiv
Under the 1737 Licensing Act, Covent Garden, Dury Lane and regional Theatres Royal held a monopoly on the dramatic canon. This work explores the presentation of foreign cultures and ethnicities on the
What is the place assigned to religion in the constitutions of contemporary States? What role is religion expected to perform in the fields that are the object of constitutional regulation? Is separat
Martha Albertson Finemana€?s earlier work developed a theory of inevitable and derivative dependencies as a way of problematizing the core assumptions underlying the a€?autonomousa€? subject of libera
To this collection of his articles and lectures from about 1989 to 2003, Lecker has added a new lecture on idol worship on the eve of Islam, a study of a pre-Islamic legal document preserved in a lite
Most of the contributors to these 17 chapters are from the UK, but the problem of substance abuse in the workplace is global and, as the foreword writer notes, abusers do not conform to any stereotype
From Revolution to Revelation offers a new paradigm for Cultural Studies. Tara Brabazon explores our understanding of our own past and the collective past we share with others through popular culture.
This collection of 23 articles addresses the urgent need to maintain and even enhance urban living situations through environmental management and planning. Primarily studies of real-life situations,
Useful work has been done in recent years in the areas of music psychology, philosophy and education, yet this is the first book to provide a wide assessment of what practical benefits this research c
Thirteen somber essays reflect on the last scholarly taboo, the scatological, in Early Modern European artistic and literary expression. More than a naughty novelty, the collection, its editors note,
The eighteenth century is recognized as a complex period of dramatic epistemic shifts that would have profound effects on the modern world. Paradoxically, the art of the era continues to be a relative
Seemingly assembled for economic and other historians, this text presents 13 previously published papers (mostly from the 1960s-80s, but including one from 1894) that together define a portrait of man
This book assesses new developments in and reform of China's banking law system following its accession of the WTO. It focuses on the relationship between GATS/WTO national treatment obligations and C
Described by Maurice Ravel as one of the most considerable talents in French music of his generation, Darius Milhaud remains a largely neglected composer. This book reappraises his contribution, focus
In this study, Herbert (The Open U.) takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the relationship between religion and contemporary civil society. Chapters in the first half of the volume ana
The first three of the 17 offerings are accounts of Tudor historian Davies, and the last is a bibliography of his work. Between, historians mostly at British institutions consider such topics as wheth
When does the exercise of an interest constitute a human right? The contributors to Menugea€?s edited collection offer a range of secular and religious responses to this fundamental question of the le
Twelve essays examine the structure and strategies of the transnational music industry; its use of mass communication technologies such as sound carriers, satellite broadcasting, and the internet; and
In an era where new areas of life and new problems call for normative solutions while the plurality of values in society challenge the very basis for normative solutions, this book looks at a growing
Martha Albertson Finemana€?s earlier work developed a theory of inevitable and derivative dependencies as a way of problematizing the core assumptions underlying the a€?autonomousa€? subject of libera
Mahoney (philosophy, Duke U., Raleigh, N. Carolina) traces the analysis of Aristotle and his followers by the 15th-century Vernia and his younger contemporary, Nifo, in 14 previously published and ele
Confronting arguments that denigrate women's ability to compose, Halstead (Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts) asks why women composers are still such a rarity in Britain at the end of the 20th ce
Twenty essays on the region of the Arabian Peninsula, most originally published during the 1980s and 1990s, along with a substantial Addendum and Corrigenda that notes Smith's changes of opinion subse
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the National Bank of Hungary, Cottrell (U. of Leicester) co-hosts with the bank an academic seminar for bankers, government advisors, and historians. One grou
Aviation Investment uniquely addresses investment appraisal methods across the key industries that make up the aviation sector, including the airports, air traffic management, airline and aircraft man
The twentieth century has been a century of wars, genocides and violent political conflict; a century of militarization and massive destruction. It has simultaneously been a century of feminist creati
At a time when inequalities are growing globally, when the pace of socio-economic transitions is rapid, and when traditional ties of community are under threat of dissolving, 'soul' offers a new way o
The spiritual status of the early modern child was often confused and uncertain, and yet in the wake of the English Reformation became an issue of urgent interest. This book explores questions surroun
An in-depth study of the Bulgarian harmonic system is long overdue. More than two decades since the Le MystA‥re des Voix Bulgares choir was awarded a Grammy (1990), there is no scholarly study of the
Having arriving in the Province of Maine in 1641 with a brief to create both government and law for the fledgling colony, Thomas Gorges later recorded his policy as having a€?steared as neere as we co
The entanglements of information and materiality in our media environment, that new information and communication technologies make increasingly mobile and locative, changes the mediations between spa
